Paper or plastic?

April 16, 2008

bio bagsThe scourge of the plastic bag is slowly starting to slow. Cities like San Francisco have banned the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags at large grocery stores this year and at large pharmacies next year. These stores can use bio-degradble bags for just 2 cents more per bag.

Statistics vary, but the common figures are these:

  • It takes approximately 430,000 gallons of oil to make 100 million non-degradeable bags.
  • 4-5 trillion bags are used worldwide per year.
  • According to the US Environmental protection agency, less than 1% of these bags get re-cycled per year.
  • Plastic bags are estimated to take about 1000 years to decompose.

What about paper?

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